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The rise of great powers has been a hotly debated topic for a long time. The great geographical discovery at the end of the 15th century brought unprecedented commercial prosperity to Europe, and also kicked off the dialogue and competition between different countries in the world. Nine countries, Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, Russia, and the United States, rose up one after another, seized control of the sea, and became the world's hegemon. These stories of the rise and fall of great powers inspire today and influence the future. How did the Netherlands rise rapidly from a "low country" struggling with the sea to dominate the world stage in the 17th century? How did Britain emerge as the richest and most powerful empire in the world at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century? How was modern France born? How did the United States rise from a country with a history of just over 200 years to the only superpower today? ... This book will give you vivid interpretations one by one.

What impact has this painful proposition of unity and division had on Germany? Why did Germany become the birthplace of two world wars? Where will Germany go in the twenty-first century? ... Magnificent historical scenes and thousands of years of historical events. Through this book, you will learn: Why are the Germans so aggressive? Why did the "Canossa audience" become synonymous with humiliating surrender in the West? What is the relationship between the birth of German and Martin Luther? Why did Germany produce so many philosophers? Why is the Brandenburg Gate called the national gate of Germany? What kind of life experience did Bismarck, the "Iron-blooded Prime Minister" have? How did Hitler transform from an artist to a war maniac? ...

To understand a country, you must understand its history. Some people call it a "country of small shopkeepers", but it claims to be an "empire on which the sun never sets"! Some people say that it discovered the road to modernity by accident, but it says that this is a historical necessity! It came from the darkness of the Middle Ages, but created the light of civilization! It once held the leading position of world power, but it has declined in the trend of the times! The rise and fall of great powers, the bitterness and blood and tears of colonization, the conspiracy and love of the royal family, the talents and ambitions of literati, a British historical picture that is as elegant as a gentleman and as cold as a pirate slowly unfolds...

"The Old Regime and the Great Revolution" is a work by the French historian Tocqueville. Through the analysis of a large number of historical facts, it reveals the intrinsic connection between the Old Regime and the French Revolution. This book explores the collapse of the original feudal system due to corruption and unpopularity during the French Revolution. However, the social unrest did not bring about the results expected by the revolutionary party. Both the rulers and the people were ultimately swallowed up by mutual anger. It is a must-read for studying the history of the French Revolution.

"History", also known as "History of the Greco-Persian Wars", was written approximately during the period when Herodotus lived in Samos. The manuscript was not completed during his lifetime. Later, annotators in Alexandria organized the whole book into nine volumes, each of which was named after a goddess of literature and art. This layout and volume division method are still used today.

This "Historical Outline" is nothing more than a popular narrative of the initial picture of reality revealed by the vast activities of geologists, paleontologists, embryologists, and naturalists, psychologists, ethnologists, archaeologists, linguists, and historical researchers of any kind over the past hundred years. It would be absurd to think that it goes beyond that in any sense.

When I was only twelve or thirteen years old, my first teacher, my uncle, made me fall in love with books and pictures. He promised to take me on an adventure, an adventure that was unbearable. He took me to the top of the tower of the old St. Lawrence Church in Rotterdam. We chose a sunny day, and the sexton of the church held a huge key and opened the mysterious door to the top of the tower for us.

They were leaders and sensational figures, yet they were murdered in unknown ways. What was the reason? Is there any shocking conspiracy inside? This is the secret that this book aims to reveal to readers.

The full text is based on historical facts and takes specific events as the main line. It is dedicated to revealing the mystery behind complex historical events and translating the author's understanding of history into popular and fluent text, which is highly readable.

The Roman Legion was a regular army during the Roman Republic and Empire. It was famous for its discipline, adaptability and mobility. It opened up territory for the Roman Empire for hundreds of years and helped Rome establish its position as the hegemon of the Mediterranean. This short book with solid content and humorous language provides readers with a comprehensive introduction to how to join the Roman legion, where is the best place to serve, how to train, how to fight, how to care for the elderly after retirement, and other rich content. It covers everything from drills to diet to military life, and there are many interesting or cruel details.

This book narrates the history of the British bourgeois revolution that began in 1640, and reviews the reactionary rule after Charles I came to the throne, the rise of the emerging bourgeoisie, and the process of the alliance between the bourgeoisie and the new aristocracy. It mainly describes the causes of the revolution, the struggle within Parliament, the first civil war, the rise of Cromwell, conflicts within the army, and the guillotine of Charles I and other major events. 1640~1649, Why did such drastic changes occur in just nine years? This book will give you an answer.

This book fully presents the national spirit and creative power of the German nation, shows the ups and downs of German history, and the tragic and happy fate. It embodies the author's long-term historical experience and absorbs new research results at home and abroad. It has rich historical materials and sufficient discussion. It is a general history of Germany with a high academic level.

When the Nuremberg trials ended and the Cold War began, the victorious powers lost interest in prosecuting Nazi war criminals. Large numbers of low-level criminals mingled with people eager to start a new life in Europe, while war criminals who felt they were in more danger fled the continent. Known as the Nazi Hunters, this group of people refuse to forget the crimes of the Nazis and are determined to track them down to the ends of the earth. Initially, they want revenge, but soon the story becomes a relentless struggle for justice. Today, more than seventy years after the end of World War II, there are not many Nazis left who have slipped through the net. The hunt is basically over, and the era of Nazi hunters is coming to an end. Their legend now unfolds here in its entirety.

In the early years of the twenty-first century, some Americans believed that the United States had strayed too far from God; others worried that some religious fanatics were waging a "holy war" against America's liberal traditions; and many Americans seemed to believe that they were living in a country hopelessly divided by religion. In fact, none of the above points are to the point. The good news about America-what the author calls the American gospel-is that it allows religion to shape America without letting it kill it.

The main content of "The Old Regime and the Revolution (Full Translation)" includes the polarizing evaluations it received when the Revolution broke out; the main and ultimate purpose of the Revolution was not, as people thought, to destroy religious power and weaken political power; why feudal rights disgusted the people more in France than anywhere else; why the French wanted reform first and then freedom, etc.

It is a must-read among all introductory books on pre-Columbian American civilization, and should become a must-read for all high school and college students. What did the American continent look like 500 years ago? This problem bothers many people. For a long time, we have known very little about the New World of America before Columbus arrived. The poor introduction in textbooks has led people to misunderstand that this is a vast area that has not been fully developed and utilized, with a sparse population and a barbaric civilization in a primitive state. However, "1491: Apocalypse in Pre-Columbian America" ​​tells us with pictures and facts - we were all wrong! "1491: Apocalypse in Pre-Columbian America" is the work of American journalist Charles Mann. He followed a scientific research team to the sites of ancient American civilizations, visited and investigated local historical relics, folk customs, and consulted local preserved historical documents and records, as well as many archaeologists. Experts in anthropology, biology, linguistics, sociology, and ethnology communicated and communicated. They used vivid language to describe that the people of the Americas had an amazing amount of knowledge and developed a highly complex civilization 500 years ago. It completely subverted the world's cognition and broadened the horizons of readers, especially today's teenagers. In addition, "1491: The Apocalypse of Pre-Columbian America" ​​is equipped with nearly a hundred precious pictures, taking readers through thousands of years, uncovering the mystery of the American continent, and presenting the clearest and most authentic history of Native American social civilization. The wonderful immersive feeling, the fascinating storyline, the brilliant and thorough research reasoning, and the amazing observation perspective make "1491: The Apocalypse of Pre-Columbian America" ​​an excellent work of evangelism. It can be said that "1491: The Apocalypse of Pre-Columbian America" ​​is an indispensable book for teenagers to understand the history of the Americas. In addition, "1491: The Apocalypse of Pre-Columbian America" ​​is more suitable for parents and children to read together. In the story of the Indian empire, they can discover the interest of history and absorb the wisdom of life. "1491: The Apocalypse of the Americas in the Pre-Columbian Era" bids farewell to obscure professional terminology, and uses concise and entertaining words to comprehensively show readers a different history of the Americas, explaining what is a "history book with history, facts, materials and interesting information". At the same time, "1491: The Apocalypse of the Americas in the Pre-Columbian Era" completely overturns the long-standing common perception that "the American continent is barbaric" and opens a new window for young people to understand the world. As the "Observer" said, "Among the introductory books on pre-Columbian American civilization, there are very few better books than this, and no book is more up-to-date." Even McNeill, the author of "World History" and the "modern founder" of the world history discipline, praised "1491: The Apocalypse of Pre-Columbian America" ​​as an "extraordinary work."

"A Minimalist History of the World You Will Love to Read" is concise in content, but covers the major historical events around the world, from ancient civilizations to the end of World War II. Whether it is Alexander the Great, the prosperity of the Carthage Republic and its subsequent destruction by Rome, the rise of the Arab dynasties or the Tang Dynasty of China, the American Civil War and women's suffrage, as well as the rise and fall of fascism and communism, readers can read about it in this book.

Ding Wei, a well-known researcher on the Korean War and a researcher at the Academy of Military Sciences, spent several years sifting through millions of words of precious information to explore the hidden truth behind history. This book uses calm and objective writing and a high-level perspective to panoramically reproduce the entire process of the Korean War. From the origin, development, climax to the end of the war, from strategic decision-making, command and deployment to battle scenes of major battles, from the world situation, the game of great powers to the application of tactics, from the big background to the small details, everything is included and exciting. "Korean War: Sixty Years of Dust" is based on official declassified files on the Korean War at home and abroad, revealing a large number of little-known true inside stories. What was the real reason why the war broke out? Why did the Soviet Union, which was adjacent to North Korea, stand still? Why did the United States intervene under the banner of the United Nations military? Why did China's top leaders decide to resist U. S. Aggression and aid Korea despite all the opposition? With such a disparity in strength, how did the Volunteer Army defeat the US military? ...

In this generally recognized great work, Polanyi's main concern is: the causes of the decline of Western civilization in the 19th century. From the perspective of socioeconomic history, Polanyi outlined the conflict between the requirements of the capitalist world economy and the pursuit of social welfare within the nation-state. In other words, he used the conflict process between liberal economic system and social system to explain the establishment and decline of autonomous market society, that is, the collapse of Western civilization in the 19th century. This theme is the summary of Polanyi's life thought.

Overview of the Destiny of Great Powers: History of European Wars and Revolutions (Division of the Empire: History of the Thirty Years' War from 1618 to 1648 + Destruction of Royal Power: History of the British Revolution from 1640 to 1649 + People's Claims: History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814)

The work tells the history of Japan's Warring States Period from 1467 to 1616 from the first-person perspective of dozens of celebrities during the Warring States Period. It is based on historical materials, takes the era and specific characters as the main line, and adds novel writing techniques to give a panoramic display of the characters and stories in the Warring States Period. The author gave up the main line of "Nobunaga, Hideyoshi, and Ieyasu" that was generally used in the original history of the Warring States Period. The common characteristic of the more than ten protagonists described in the work is that "they have never unified the world, but they are still the trend-setters in the river of history." History is everyone's own history, and the Warring States Period is also everyone's own Warring States Period, so it is named "Our Warring States Period."

This book is a historical reading that takes classic Japanese animation as the starting point and provides an in-depth analysis of Japanese history and various aspects of society. The Japanese classic animations included in it are all cartoons that have influenced a whole generation of Chinese people. Behind the familiar animations, there are twists and turns and bizarre historical stories that are probably unfamiliar to us. It is through this topic that the author guides everyone to understand Japan and Japanese history. The writing is concise, humorous and very readable. Moreover, such historical stories are most popular among young readers and are suitable for leisure reading by most readers. Very fashionable bestseller quality! This is the most animated history. History is a good medicine for self-improvement. Animation is the sugar that makes people feel sweet. Put medicine and sugar together, which is the legendary pear candy bar. I would like to dedicate this to you who love animation and history.

Erasmus was a medieval Dutch thinker and philosopher, and a major representative of the European humanist movement. He is knowledgeable and has always pursued personal freedom and human dignity throughout his life. At the same time, he is a person with complex experiences. This book is Fang Long's biography of Erasmus.

Congressional politics ≠ clean politics. Based on historical facts, this book uses macro narrative and micro narrative as perspectives to show a huge picture of Japan's democratic development and reform since the Meiji Restoration. It allows you to appreciably and perceptibly appreciate the impact of the system and human nature, and eliminates previous misunderstandings of the history of Japanese democracy due to ignorance of the truth. It vividly and interestingly describes the democratic measures implemented by the Japanese government and the efforts of private individuals to maintain the democratic system. It can be said that this is a panoramic, seamless and transparent book that neither avoids nor exaggerates.

The second volume of the book (chapters 15 to 25) tells the story of the decline, division and decline of the Angevin dynasty, which was a history of constant disputes and wars, including the Scottish War of Independence, the Hundred Years' War between England and France, and the English Civil War known as the "War of the Roses". Heroes emerge from troubled times, so this is also a history full of legends, leaving a series of unsolved mysteries for future generations. For this reason, it has become the darling of writers and film and television media people: from Shakespeare's royal tetralogy (including "Richard II" and two "Henry IV" and "Henry V") to Philippa Gregory's "The White Queen", "The Red Queen" and "The Kingmaker's Daughter", and from Mel Gibson's "Braveheart" to Luc Besson's "Joan of Arc", history continues in the new medium.